The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
LITERARY NOTES.

In Ju6 june muyuIUN W AHtcftCuN
History, John G. Bourinot, LII. D., Of
Ottawa, Canada, will conclude his able
treatise on Canada During the Vicio.
risn Era"
A DETAILED editorial criticism OF
Lord Wo,seley's estimate OF Gen. Lee
will appear in the June Century. Seven.
tsen seporate points are made against
the English critic.
TEE second paper Of Moncure ID.
Conway, on fredericksburg First
and Last" to appear in the June Mag
atine Of american History, will contain
valuable portraits OF John M. Daniel
and Mayor Slaughter.
The summer numbers OF The Cen.
tury will contain illustrated articles APP
proprlste to the season-on American
wild q overs, birds, vacation journeys,
college regat "a, ETC., together with a
number Of illustrated short stories.
Two papers on "Oollege Beat Rae.
ing" particularly timely in view OF
the New London races, will appear in
the June Century. 0ne, with illustra.
tions, is by Julian Hawthorne, famous
on the Harvard crew Of his day. The
other Is by Yale man.
ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS will have
a story in the June Century, illustrated
by Mary Hallock FJote and l r
Wiles. The scene is laid at "Fairhsr.
bor," and the story touches the tenn
perance question. 1t is said to be Of
unusual pathos and strength.
Mrs. SCHUYLER VAN RENSSELAER, will
write In the June Century of "Peter-
borough Cathedral" famous histori-
cally (bsing the resting place Of Mary
Stusr) as well ss architecturally.
Among the illustrations, Pennell gives
a full page view OF the remarkable
west front.
MISS RosE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND
has become associated with the his
torian, Mrs. Martha j. Lamb, in the
editorial work Of the Magazine Of
american History. Miss Cleveland has
long been an enthusiast Ia historical
studies, and is peculiarly fitted for this
sxacting field, where she will probably
take charge of one specific department
uNSi hoi OWh pibuoNu'O'
TIE Publishers Of The Century call
SD clal attention to the Importance oil
Proi. Atwa,er's articles on food, now
app Ming in the magazine. The rela-
tive values OF food materials, the
aptation Of the diet to the demands
Of the body, the waste Of health and
material through ignorance, the
sourcl OF intellectual energy, and the
fallscy Of the use Of 6sh as specia
brain football these, in his hands, be-
come channels for new and surprising
knowledge.
THERE have been over 1000 new
books published in the United States
during the last twelve months
books relating to every phase OF litera
ny effort aud appealing to all sorts o
taste. II the number OF publications
could be accepted as a proof OF lit
ersry progress, we might justly Claim
to no advancing faster than any othe
nation has ever been known to dc
since the art OF printing was invented
These 1000 volumes imply an equs
number OF authors, and suggest al
amount OF popular book buying ant
book reading, which, II 1t actually ex
listed, would be phenomenal.
DURING the issuance OF the number
OF the Century Magazine that will max
the volume ending with October o
this year, the concluding papers in tn
war series will be printed, bringin
the war down TO its close. After thi
some supplementary articles will ap
pear on the hospital service, the tele
graph corps, etc, etc. The main par
OF the war interest will be tIausferre
10 abraham Lincoln: A History,
the chapters OF which printed in tn
} v.lume Just closed serve as an intro
ductiou to the extremely importan
political period which will be de
scribed in early numbers. In MAJ
! "The Border Conflict" 20 little wa
which preceded the great war OF ia
. Rebellion) is described, together wit
Lincoln's part in the formation OF tn
Republican party In June, the Dire
: Scott decision, with Lincoln's an
. DOUGLASS utterances concerning Thu
: event; in July, full report OF IL
, great Lincoln Douglas debates; in Al
gust, Lincoln's famous Cooper Inst
: tute speech In September, the col
/ ventions Of 1860, and the election
. Lincoln to the Presidency.
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